CAIRO: Egypt says archaeologists digging in Cairo have found two blocks of limestone with inscriptions belonging to an engineer who worked for Ramses II, one of the longest ruling pharaohs in antiquity.
The Antiquities Ministry said Wednesday that the artifacts were found in the temple of Ra, the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, in Cairo’s Matariya neighborhood.
Egyptologist Mamdouh el-Damaty says the inscriptions show that the engineer had supervised the building of a booth with a seat used by Ramses II during celebrations and public gatherings. Ramses II ruled for more than 60 years, from roughly 1279-1213 B.C.
Egypt frequently announces archaeological discoveries, hoping to spur interest in its ancient treasures and revive tourism, which was hit hard by political turmoil following the 2011 uprising.
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Blocks found in Egypt bear name of famed pharaoh’s builder
Blocks found in Egypt bear name of famed pharaoh’s builder
- The artifacts were found in the temple of Ra, the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, in Cairo’s Matariya neighborhood
- Egypt frequently announces archaeological discoveries, hoping to spur interest in its ancient treasures
Passengers flee snake at Australian train station
- Footage showed the small serpent wriggling down the platform in the city of Sydney on Sunday night
Commuters jumped in fright as a snake slithered across a city train platform in Australia, proving nowhere is safe from the nation’s creepy-crawlies.
Footage showed the small serpent wriggling down the platform in the city of Sydney on Sunday night.
One woman abandons her bike after spotting the snake and flees in the opposite direction, while other passengers anxiously huddle together on the platform.
The impasse is solved when one passenger plucks up the courage to hoist the snake by its tail and drop it over the hand railing.
“A passenger who got off a train took it upon himself to handle the intruder,” said government agency Transport for New South Wales, adding that “the man did not flinch.”
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